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Maintain Balance In Social Media

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A little while back I heard a story from a friend of mine that struggled to maintain balance.  The story was about a leader that was dedicated to what he did that he became the very best in his field.  The leader made impressive breakthroughs because he spent so much time working.

His dedication caused to spend long hours at the office.  During that time his children grew up and he and his wife grew apart.  Once his children were grown, they didn’t even feel they knew him.  He was so focused on his work that he didn’t maintain balance in his life and lost his wife and children in the process.  They didn’t die, but he was not part of their lives.  He became a workaholic.

He didn’t maintain balance.  He spent so much time working that he lost sight of what was truly important in life.  He didn’t set aside any time for himself, his family, or anything else important to him in life.  So where did he go wrong?  Wasn’t he dedicated to his work and became very successful?  He failed to maintain balance.

Maintain balance in social media.

Maintain Balance in Social Media

Social media is different than regular work life for most people, but it is just as important to maintain balance.  Within social media there are many platforms.  You can have a blog, be on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Google+, etc.  That’s just a few of the many platforms that you can use.  Once you get on a social media platform, there are many things you can do.  You can connect with many people and could spend your whole day communicating with others on that platform.  If you got on every social media platform that exists, you could spend every minute of every day on a social media platform.  It can be a challenge to maintain balance. [Read more…] about Maintain Balance In Social Media

Why Leaders Should Write Specialty Blogs

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The Impact Of Specialty Blogs

Have you heard about the impact of specialty blogs? Did you hear the story about the stay-at-home mom that became a millionaire? How did she do it? She did it by creating a specialty blog. She and her husband were struggling to make ends meet, so she started to blog about her situation. The purpose of her blog was to show everyone what she and her family were going through and how they were trying to save money, be more frugal, and overcome their situation.

As she wrote, she gained more and more followers. She gained credibility as a money saving expert as she saved money and became financially stable. Once she gained her expert status, major television networks had her to speak on their shows to teach people how to overcome their financial instability. They paid her big money for the speaking arrangements. From there, she started her own in-home business that focused on helping people gain financial stability.

Why Leaders Should Write Specialty Blogs

I learned about this story through reading the book ME 2.0 by Dan Schawbel.  Many people write specialty blogs and each person has the ability to start their own specialty blog. If you start a specialty blog and post regularly, you will gain a following and could be the next millionaire!

The Nitty Gritty Of Specialty Blogs

Okay, okay, I am not going to promise you any financial gain, but there are many benefits that come from specialty blogs. Just for starters, the list below has four benefits of specialty blogs. Starting your own specialty blog will help you do the following:

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Leadership Done Right – What’s Coming Up?

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Over the last month or so, I have constantly been thinking about what I could do to make Leadership Done Right better.  I have noticed that although I have received a lot of traffic, there is significant room for improvement.  I am very happy with the growth, but I am not satisfied with where it is yet.

I could do a better job creating an environment for more conversation.  These things have really made me think a lot about what I should do to improve Leadership Done Right.  I have come up with a few things I feel will help increase the traffic to the blog.

Fewer Posts, Better Content

Over the past two months, I have written and published a new post everyday.  This has helped develop a foundation for Leadership Done Right.  At the same time, because of the limited time in between posts, it has been very challenging to put together great posts every time.

As much as I try to write quality posts every time, I definitely have room for improvement.  Going forward, I will be reducing the number of posts a week to increase the quality.  Rather than post everyday, I will try to post three to five times a week.  On days that I don’t post, I will either respond to comments or do research for future posts.

More Conversation

In addition to writing and publishing posts here on my Leadership Done Right, I publish links to each post on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Pinterest.  The posts on these other platforms has generated a lot of conversation.  While I have done a pretty good job responding to comments here on Leadership Done Right, but I have not been able to respond to all the conversations on the other platforms.

I fear that by not responding to comments, I may unintentionally be turning people away from Leadership Done Right.  By reducing the number of posts, I will have more time to respond to questions and comments. [Read more…] about Leadership Done Right – What’s Coming Up?

Overcoming The Leadership Blogging Challenges – Part 2

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The other day I did a post called Overcoming The Leadership Blogging Challenges.  The post was based on the question:

Brandon, I liked the article. However, I’d like to know how you overcame the difficulty to be a consistent blogger. Hearing your personal experience relative to the topic is like a breath of fresh air and sets your blogs apart from the rest. What problems did you face when starting out this webpage/blog? Did you have to do a little self “reprogramming” to be consistent? Were there any tools you used that helped? Thanks.

In my previous response, I only addressed the challenges of being a consistent blogger.

What problems did you face when starting out this webpage/blog?  Were there any tools you used that helped?

When I started out my blog I faced many challenges.  Before I started writing posts on my blog, I decided I would set up a framework.  This helped me to know exactly what I should do to be successful.  There were three areas that I set up my framework.  They were the following:

1. A framework for my post material.

From the very beginning I decided I would focus on leadership.  That focus would be divided into five topics: leadership in the news, leadership theory, great leadership blog posts from other bloggers (Top 5 Weekly Leadership Blog Posts), and weekly wrap up of Leadership Done Right posts.  Each of the topics would allow me to address a different aspect of leadership. [Read more…] about Overcoming The Leadership Blogging Challenges – Part 2

Overcoming The Leadership Blogging Challenges

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Recently, I received a comment on one of my blog posts asking for some insight on how I started out as a blogger. The question went as follows:

Brandon, I liked the article. However, I’d like to know how you overcame the blogging challenges to be a consistent blogger. Hearing your personal experience relative to the topic is like a breath of fresh air and sets your blogs apart from the rest. What problems did you face when starting out this webpage/blog? Did you have to do a little self “reprogramming” to be consistent? Were there any tools you used that helped? Thanks.

He brought up some very important questions that each blogger must ask him/herself when they start out blogging. If you want to be an avid blogger and gain a following, you must know how to answer the questions he asked. When you first start out blogging, there are many challenges you will encounter. If you want to be a blogger, you must set your goals before you even start so you know the direction you plan to go.

How do you overcome blogging challenges to become a consistent blogger?

I have been blogging for the past two years off and on. I started out blogging when I was in the MBA program at the University of Nevada – Reno. At that time, I had to blog for a class I took from Bret L. Simmons. The blogs we wrote were responses to case studies and articles we read.

I posted blog posts as often as we were required to in the class. By the end of the class I had gotten a few followers for my blog. I then felt obligated to continue blogging. I wasn’t very consistent at that time though. I would blog for a few weeks and then miss a few or sometimes even a month.  I was very sporatic.  [Read more…] about Overcoming The Leadership Blogging Challenges

The Power of Blogging in Leadership!

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To be a good leader, you must have conviction in what you want to do and the stance you take on different issues. In many cases, beginning leaders don’t have strong convictions because they are new to leadership.  Those convictions develop over time through trial and error, or as they study examples from other leaders.

Blogging In Leadership

Writing down your thoughts can also be very beneficial in the development of your convictions. A blog is a perfect platform for this. The following video helps explain the power of blogging in leadership when developing your convictions.

Clarity of Thought

As you blog, you will develop your own thoughts on how to handle different situations. Blogging will force you to take a stance on the topics you write about. As Seth Godin and Tom Peters stated, blogging will refine your thoughts and help you in many ways.  [Read more…] about The Power of Blogging in Leadership!